President’s Message: Diversity Works
Few of us will forget the great recession that began in 2007, when poor financial decisions in the US banking industry had a horrific impact
August 31, 2014
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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Translation Differences Every Woman Minister Should Know (Part 2)
Translation Differences Every Woman Minister Should Know (Part 1) 6. The πρεσβύτιδας (presbytis) of Titus 2:3 can be translated “women elders”: Though Titus 2:3 is
August 30, 2014
Translation Differences Every Woman Minister Should Know (Part 1)
In regard to certain passages of scripture that can serve to either empower women or subordinate them, one can sometimes identify misleading changes in translation
August 27, 2014
Ministry and Meditation: The Spiritual Journey of Marchiene Vroon Rienstra
This article is from a chapter in the book For Such A Time as This: Twenty-six Women of Vision and Faith Tell Their Stories, ed.
August 22, 2014
Beliefs Known by Praxis
This post originally appeared on Scot’s blog Jesus Creed on August 5, 2014: patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2014/08/05/beliefs-known-by-praxis/. What we believe and how we behave are not quite perfectly
August 19, 2014
From My Point of View: Men’s Psychological Barriers to Adopting an Egalitarian View
I have been told on a number of occasions that men who adhere to an egalitarian view of the marital relationship and who see no
August 19, 2014
Passion and Belief
I recently read a letter by a young woman struggling with the issue of women in ministry. She was torn because her father, a wonderful
August 19, 2014
The Bible, Gender, and Church Office
The Bible does not allow gender to be a criterion for eligibility for any office or function in the church. Although in the Semitic/Hebrew culture
August 18, 2014
Let’s Keep on Ordaining Women
The role of women in ministry is a controversial issue in evangelical churches today. Books on the subject continue to flow from the presses. On
August 14, 2014
J. I. Packer and the Logic of Patriarchy
Even if they appear to be otherwise, oppressive situations. . . are inherently unstable. —Patricia Hill Collins1 Some time ago, J. I. Packer published a
August 14, 2014